... r PACKET-OFFICE, Friday, 2.0 p;nt. (Telegraphic Despatch.) REVERSE BEFORE SEBASTOPOL. CaT CRT{EA.-OFFICIAL DEsPATCHES.-Wtar GDu Partmeni, 2-30 ?? Panmure regrets to hav'etcs report that he has received information that the Englls& troops attacked the Redan, and the French the Mailesag Tower, on the morning of the 18th instant without the success that has hitherto attended our efforts. Blow the ...

... LIT 0 --AK-ES SIR JOSEPH PAXTON-' GIRDLE FOR LONDON. The select committee upon Metropolitan Communications met Yesterday week for the purpose of hearing, from Sir J. Paxton, an account of the plan proposed by him for improving the communication botweell the diflferent parts of London. Sir Joseph Paxton said be proposed explaining to the com- mittee aM plan which he had devised for the ...

... THE[ title of the last chapter in one of FiELDING'S novels is- The conclusion in which nothing is concluded, and we think the compiler of Hansard could not do better than prefix it to the late monster debate upon the prosecution of the war. The debate was originated for the express purpose of obtaining the decision of the House of Commons on the question of Peace and War, and it has termi- ...

... It is some slight cause of congratulation that the time of the House of Commons is not entirely consumed by indecisive talk about resultless resolutions on the subject of the war, but is now and then occupied in discussing subjects of domestic improvement. It is grati- fying to find that the legislature can snatch a few hours from the discussion of the best means of humbling the pride and ...

... T W A R. euy THE CAPTURE OF THE MAMELON TOWER. idy WAuc DEPARI1rMENT, June 10, Three rP.. Lord Panmnre presents his compliments and has great lasure in transmitting the enclosed intelligence, which has this day reached him, dated the Sth of iat, June:- ,g The success of last night was very complete, and the i gallantry and steadiness of the troops cannot be too age highly spoken of. The ...

... FRANCE.-The emperor, dissatisfied with the ar- rangemenss of the industrial exhibition commission, whose high charges (5f. each person) kept the working classes on the wrong side of the palace walls, ordered that Sunday last should be a free day for every one- paying the cost, it is said, out of kis own pocket. How. ever thatmay be, the Parisians to the numnereof 80,000 (according to the ...

... I f I THE OPERATIONS IN THE SEA OF AZOFF. ?? The (From the Times of Monday) Theoperations of the allied fleets in the Sea of Azoff continue with unabated energy and success. Iutelligence was received yesterday by the Admiralty, dated the 31st of May, from Rertch, that the squadron in the Sea of Azoff had appeared before Genitchi, landed a body of seamen and marines, which drove back the ...

... METROPOLITAN MEMORANDA, (From our own Correspondent.) London, Thursday Evening. A new excitement is something. Thanks to Lords EbrlogtOll and Robert Grosvenor for a gift so acceptable !-acceptable, that is, to a hard.up scribe on the look-out for what so seldom turns up hereabouts, namely, a topic not worn thoroughly threadbarew Upon the infelicltousness of this most recent attempt at Agnev ...

... [FOR THE PRESTON CHRONICLE.] No. 1. COMPONENT PARTS. In this and the few following sketches I propose to offer a few brief remarks on the British army and navy, en- deavouring to bring before the reader a few facts which may be interesting to such of the readers of this paper as may not have seen a tabular and comprehensive view of our military system. The army of great Britain is very small ...

... i REPORT OF THE SEBASTOPOL Co _. - I bhraa The report of the Select Committee appointed to Inquire Drs, into the State of the Army before Sebastopol was pre- s i sented to the House of Commons, on Monday evening. Aed s it occupies nearly a page and a half of the morning Papers of Tuesday, it is far too long to publish entire. ent The following is a summary of its main features:_ The report is ...

... 'I HI FROM PRESTON. To Blackburn, Accrington, Buryt, and Afancaester-6-35 mir. 9. .10-55morn.; 1.454.05.107-30 mix,4'.0Qaftn. OnSundays: 7.30 morn., 2.15 6.10 09.30 aftn., all mix. (_To Accrington To Blookburn, Burnley, Calne, Skipton, Bradford, 4 Leeds.- 6'.35 mix, 9-0 10-55 morn.; *1-45 4-0 *5.10 *7-30 mix' aftn. On Sundays: 07-30 morn., 2-15 06-10 aftn., all mix. (To Cole Ionly.) To ...

... A descendant of Oliver Cromwell iB now a clergyman of the Church of England in Canada. Time was when France and Scotland were almost one. Yet, strange to say, not a single animal is exhibited at the Paris cattle show by a Soot. Mr. W. Grant, glass-stainer, has introduced in London lamps the names of streets burnt in on glass, which may readily be read at night. Letters from Berlin report that ...